Winter Weather in Coles, Illinois
Winter Weather January 11, 2011 · Coles, Illinois
What the National Weather Service wrote
Weather observers across Coles County measured 3 to 5 inches of snow. Due to snow-covered and icy roadways, numerous traffic accidents were reported. The most serious accident occurred on I-57 just north of Mattoon when a semi crossed the median and crashed head-on into a pick-up truck. The driver of the pick-up was killed.
The wider storm
An upper-level disturbance tracking through the Midwest brought widespread light to moderate snow to central Illinois on January 11th. Total accumulations generally ranged from 3 to 5 inches, with isolated 5 to 6-inch amounts within two distinct mesoscale bands. The first band stretched from near Galesburg to Peoria, while the second extended from Winchester to just west of Shelbyville. The snow caused numerous traffic accidents around central Illinois, including one on I-57 near Mattoon that resulted in the death of a Neoga man.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 280567. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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